Hinge



J. BROWER.

HINGE. APPLICATION FILED SEPT. I9. 192i. y

.Patented Dec me/mfom' 2m Mr..."

Patented Dec. l2, 1922.

JOHN snowma, or CHEYENN;

WYOMING.

HINGE.

To @ZZ whom it Be it known may concern:

that I, JOHN Bnowna, a citizen oi1 the United States, residing at Cheyenne, county ot Laramie, and State ot `Wyoming, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hinges; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description will enable others skilled in the art to which it. appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the characters ot reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to hinges and has special reference to the type of `hinges used Yfor supporting screens and storm sash.

Screens and storm sashes are usually applied and removed and where the house has more than one floor it requires the use of' a long ladder and usually some very disagreeable work from the top of the ladder.

It is the object of this invention to provide a hinge for the support of screens and sashes which will make it possible to apply the screen with very little difficulty and by which they may be applied to the upper windows without the use of a ladder.

Some of the hinges used for this purpose at the present time consist ot a hooked member secured to the window casing` and a slotted plate secured to the sash. In order to connect the two parts of the hinges it is necessary to hold the screen or sash out at a considera-ble angle; this feature makes it impossible to apply the sash or screen by a person standing inside and reaching out thru the open window. l.

My hinges have been so designed that the sash or screen may be attached by a person standing within the room and by virtue of this the screens may be readily removed or applied to the windows of any floor without the use of a ladder.

In order to more clearly describe my invention I shall refer to the accompanying drawing in which l Fig. l is a side view of a window showing my hinges applied thereto.

Fig. 2 is a vertical transverse section taken on line 2-2 Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a perspective View of the hinges in operative relation.

The same reference numerals will be used Application filed September 19, 1921.

of the invention, such as at least once each year,

Serial No. 501,810.

to indicate the same parts in the several views. l

The numeral l represents a window casing and 2 the screen or storm sash while 3 and 4 represent the two parts o'my hinge. Part 3 consists of a plate like member 5 which is secured to the window sash 2 by means of screws 6; projecting outwardly from plate 5 is a member 7 whose outer end 8 is upwardly curved as shown in Figs. 2 and 3. Near the inner end of projection 7 I provide. a comparatively deep notch 9 which serves as a bearing for pivot pin 10 which is integral with and projects from one side of the top edge of a plate 11 which is secured to the sash 2 by means of screws 12. Members 3 are duplicates but members 4 are rights and lefts.

When the screen or sash is to be applied it is merely raised vertically and members l0 placed on top of hooked members 8; the screen or sash is then moved outwardly at the bottom until pivot pin 10 drops into bearing 9. When it is desired to remove the screen or sash it is moved outwardly at the bottom and mits pivot pins 10 to come in Contact with and rest upon hooked portions 8. The screen can then be brought back to vertical position and removed `from the supporting hooked member 8.

From the above it will appear that I have invented a hinge that is of substantial construction that can be cheaply made and easily installed andwhich permits the screen or sash to be applied by a person standing within the house thus doing away with the necessity of using a ladder and working Jfrom the top of the same.

Having now described my invention or discovery what I claim is:` f

`The combination of a supporting member comprising a plate adapted to be secured to a window frame, an outwardly projecting upwardly curved portion integral therewith and tapering from the plateoutwardly, a transverse channel in the inner and thickest ortion of said projecting portion parallel with the surface of said plate and a pivot pin engaging in said channel and provided with a plate near one end thereof for attaching the same to a movable member.

In testimony whereof I aiiix my signature.

JOHN BROWER.

raised vertically; this per-l 

